Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-10
CLEAN AND POLISHED LINEN.
The Laundrymen' Convention Meets,
THE OPENING SESSIONS TO-DAY-ORDER OF BCsI.
NESs--LIsT OF DELEGATES

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There was an array OF polished shirt fronts and
| stiff collars at the Arlington to-day. Between a
hundred and fifty and two hundred steam laun-
drymen were assembled in the lobby and the COL
lars and cuffs and shirt fronts OF each ryaled the
| others in whiteneSS and polish. There was not
travel-soiled piece OF linen in the assemblage
| The fourth annual convention OF the Laundry
mems National Association assemblies to-day for
meeting OF three days duration. The Arlington is
their headquarters, and their meetings, which
are private, will be held in parlor 15O The OBJ
Ject OF the association Is to insure harmony OF
action and mutual protection. The conventional
and familiar washerwoman with bare arms
up TO the elbows In SOapsuds, who rubs her
nngernalls on on the washbOard, is rapidly
giving way TO the laundryman who wears dia-
mondS On his shiny shirt front and washes dirty
clothes by steam. The enemy against whom the
t combine TO protect themselves Is the
pig-talled Chinaman: At the convention here the
ChinaInan Will be fully discussed reported on and
condemned con, n; the progress in laundry machinery
VIII be explained, and the laundrymen will air
their linen about town much OF the time sight
seeing.
THE SESSIONS TO-DAY
There was meeting Of the executive committee
this morning, and later general meeting OF the
delegates for registration and organization. The
time was taken up by the reading OF the minutes
OF the last meeting, the appointment of CON-
ton OF dues.
The afternoon session was taken up by the
presidents address and reading OF reports. There
Will De a meeting at 80 this evening at which
there will be music, essays and discussion c. A.
ho5 ce anu A X robertson will read the essays.
THE PROGRAM FOR THE REMAINING DAYS
Is as follows: Tuesday-Meeting at 10 o'clock a
m Tor routine business, appointment OF commit
Tees, appointment OF officers and the selection Of
the next place OF meeting From . to O'Clock in
The afternoon there Will be another session devoted
10 music and essays, On "Dry-rOom Ventilation"
ny b. W. Eccleston, or Philadelphia, and on .In-
ding of 4 no
essays will be discussed In 1ive-minute speeches.
Al the close OF this session the convention Will go
In body to visit the exposition Of laundry ma
chlnery ut Wizards Hail.
MISUNDERSTANDING at 10 o'clock; reading
or minutes; original resolutions and new business
ana reports or special committees. In the after
noon D. H. Toof, Concord, N. H., will read an essay
on "Blulng." j. Z. Cramer, OF Brooklyn, n. Y,
Will take for his subject shall laundry achnery
expOS1tionS be encouraged in connection with the
LaundryInen's National Association" Discussions
on the above speeches limited to five minutes
each ElecLOn OF officers Will then be held, fol-
lowed by the inaugural addresses. After the
port or committees and a disposition OF the un-
made.
TIE DELEGATES WHO HAD ARRIVED
up 10 the time of meeting this morning were: B.
I. LOOMS, Baltimore; G. D. TOtten, New York
city; W. IL. GarlOck, Cleveland, Ohio; E. W.
Pearse, Syracuse, N. Y; j. A. Bowden, Columbus,
non and wife, Toledo, Ohio; z. Myers, wife and
child, Rochester, n. Y; NJ. Barnum, Elnira, NY;
D.. A.
ChoS, Brooklyn, with Jughardt; NJ B. Townsend,
Lawrence, Mass; j. II. Jewett, SALEM Mass; Win.
A. Gray, Detroit, Mich; q. b. WitIer and wife,
Waverly, \. y; III. A. Utley, Ware. Mass; c. z.
clayton Philadelphia; c. j. Meter, Philadelphia;
Harry Moran, with Bostwick, Manhattan Laun-
dry, Brooklyn, y. Y; Jas. Bostwick, Manhat-
tan Laundry, Brooklyn s. ii. Kelley, Phila-
delphia; &. f Goddard, Philadelphia F.
A. Parsons, New Britain, Conn.,; E. q.
kohnstamm, New York; Ii. S. Por-
ter Boston; U. f. Lindsey and wife,
bridgeport, Conn.,; ChaS. Carr, Philadelphia;
RANK A. Snute, Philadelphia; Lewis q. Carr Phil
adelphla; .. h. Reed, Philadelphia; A. b. Rich
ards, Phiadelphia; b. w. EcclestOn, Philadelphia;
IL. j. Skinner, Buffalo; L. Ii. Dickerman Troy; G.
Chiera and wife, Detroit; \. 7. Adams Troy; L.
Lew, Philadelphia; j. c. Cramer. New York; o. 1.
BateA PittSfleld, Mass; A. CaStaning, New York;
w. u. JuShardt Brooklyn, n. y; j. III. TOOf, Con-
cord; w. W. owens, Manchester, n. H.; j. 2.
Iaare. Brooklyn; Jno. NJ. King, Lancaster Ohio;
z. A Royce, Springfield, Mass; E. V. kohnstamm,
\. y; w. L. Hermans and Wife, COhoes;
j. w. Binder, Ph1ladelphia; E. Duncan and
wife, Albany; j. W. Kirby, Philadelphia;
j. K Purchase and wife, Minneapolis Mimi; w
NJ Lawrence, Minneapolis, Mimi; A. +. DoreInus,
chicago; Miss A. MOulton, Chicago; F. W.
Dustin and wife, ST. Louis Mo-; Allen COnkliEg
Chicago; T. f. Mercer and wife, Minneapolis,
Mimi; John A. Potter, Chicago; A. j. Humphrey
and wife, Minneapolis, Mimi; S. Ii. Sinclair Chi
cdgo; ii. q. Marshall Springfield, Ohio; Mr. john
son. Chicago; Mr.. MOwen, Pittsburg, Pa; MIR.
SpalClng and A. l. Gere, Chicago.
IL Is expected that many will arrive during the
day, and that the number Will reach two hundred.